Shadow Valley

Shadow Valley is a quick read that is a good continuation of Sky Woman. I’ve enjoyed Barnes’ take on what an ancient African society could have looked liked. His creative view of their social structure, approach to spirituality, their reactions to natural disasters and how all of it could have shape......more

This is the sequel to Great Sky Woman, also excellent, and unlike anything you've ever read!......more

Great Story! Shadow Valley is the sequel to Great Sky Woman, both of which I have read and enjoyed immensely. It had been quite a while since I had read the first one, so (for me) remembering the original plot feathered into this second story very slowly at first. However, it weekly to only enhance i......more

Slow going at first, but picked up steam as it went on......more

In the long tradition of "prehistoric" novelizations, I really appreciated Barnes' extreme attention to gritty details, gifted dialogue and graphic realism to create an African tale of discovery, adventure, and heroism by people who lived thousands of years ago. Furthermore, the conversations, the s......more